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Ethnic Dai artists embroidery thread together story of Yunnan s wandering elephants CGTN | Updated: 2021-07-05 15:54 Share CLOSE The embroidery, called Where are the elephants? , shows the elephants journey across Yuxi, including its counties of Yuanjiang, Eshan and Yimen, in Southwest China s Yunnan province.[Photo/CGTN]
Inspired by the wandering wild Asian elephants in Southwest China s Yunnan province, artists of the Dai ethnic group have created a series of embroidery creations depicting the elephant herd s epic trek. The unusual expedition by these elephants has attracted global attention.
The embroidery techniques have been passed down to over 500 local craftswomen by 12 inheritors of this traditional handicraft legacy in Yuxi, a central city in Yunnan that is home to the Dai people.
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